A 31-year-old man was shot in the shoulder while he tried to run away from two masked men who demanded money from him.

Published at 12:46 PM EST on Jan 28, 2015

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A 31-year-old man was shot in the shoulder during an attempted robbery on Hamilton Street around 5:30 p.m., police said. It is one of two shootings within around half an hour in the city.

A 31-year-old man was shot in the shoulder while he tried to run away from two masked men who demanded money from him. It is one of two shootings within around half an hour in the city of New Haven, Connecticut.

The victim was the one who called police around 5:30 p.m. to report he’d been shot on Hamilton Street, police said.

When police responded to his apartment, the victim told them that he’d been walking on his street when two masked men approached and demanded he victim give them money, but he said he hadn't any.

When the victim turned away and ran, one of the would-be robbers shot him, police said.